The best place to start is a Subject Guide created by a librarian with recommended resources such as databases, background sources, how-to guides, websites, and more. In some cases, there are even Course Guides with tips for your specific class.

Peer review is a system used to decide if an article should be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Each paper submitted to a peer-reviewed journal is read and evaluated by experts in the article’s subject area. The reviewers assess the article’s validity, importance, and originality, and then recommend whether it should be printed in the journal. Find out more about peer review